Evidence-Based Yoga Interventions for Patients With Cancer

Abstract

Yoga techniques can be easily integrated into nursing practice and have been shown to be beneficial for patients and nurses.

Chairside Yoga Therapy Alleviates Symptoms in Patients Concurrently Receiving Outpatient Cancer Infusions: A Promising Feasibility Study

“…Multiple benefits of yoga therapy for cancer patients and cancer survivors have been described in meta-analyses and other systematic reviews of literature. These research studies support yoga therapy as an option for reducing physical and psychosocial symptoms in cancer patients, including cancer-related fatigue (CRF), anxiety, pain, nausea, and distress (Buffart et al, 2012; Cramer et al, 2012; Danhauer et al, 2016; Harder et al, 2012; Lin et al, 2011; Mishra et al, 2014; Sisk & Fonteyn, 2016; Smith & Pukall, 2009; Zhang et al, 2012). These five common symptoms are described in detail in the following paragraphs.…”

“…Due to the lack of a concise instrument, the interprofessional team leading this study developed a succinct, easy-to-use tool called the Outpatient Cancer Symptom Assessment Scale (OCSAS) to assess the five most common symptoms in oncology outpatients, as supported by the literature (Buffart et al, 2012; Cramer et al, 2012; Danhauer et al, 2016; Harder et al, 2012; Lin et al, 2011; Mishra et al, 2014; Sisk & Fonteyn, 2016; Robison et al, 2019; Smith & Pukall, 2009; Zetzl et al, 2021; Zhang et al, 2012). The OCSAS was derived from a tool called the Symptom Assessment Scale (SAS), which was developed and used in a study of hand/foot massage to measure the effect of the massage intervention on pain, fatigue, anxiety, and nausea among oncology patients receiving a cancer infusion treatment (Robison & Smith, 2016).…”

Effect of Integrated Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy (IAYT) on osteoporosis detected in breast cancer patient on remission- A single case study

“…Yoga and Ayurveda has been used to complement against adverse effect of post chemotherapy conditions of cancer (24,25). Chances of developing osteoporosis ( 4) is one of the common conditions for which calcium rich food, supplements along with medications like Raloxifene, Teriparatide, Denosumab and many more have been introduced for better recovery (9).…”

“…Ayurveda therapy which includes heat and smoothening system of herb can be one of the causes of improved repair mechanism by increasing the blood flow carrying nutrition to the joints (29). Stress being one of the causative factors of loss of mineral in post chemotherapy condition can be very well managed by yoga (24). Yoga composition of relaxation techniques of mind body complex Ayurveda supplements and therapy increases the nutrition absorption in the body along with relaxation of muscle from tensed condition which can decrease cramps and discomfort (15).…”

The Short-term in-hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation versus perioperative Short-term in-hospital Chest Therapy before lung cancer resection: a randomized controlled trial

“…Despite improvements in the medical treatment over recent decades, the five-year lung cancer survival rate remains poor [1][2] . Surgical removal remains the best option for patients with Stage I and II of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and for selected patients with locally advanced disease (Stage IIIA) 3 .These patients may display an increased risk of both immediate perioperative complications and long-term disability following surgical resection of lung disease. Cigarette smoking also predisposes these patients to other comorbid conditions which further increase perioperative risk.…”